Refrigerator latch



.March 13, 1928.

W. ZU BOW REFRIGERATOR LATCH Filed March 22. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 13, 1928.

W. ZUBOW REFRIGERATOR LATCH Filed Mroh 22. 1927 2 'sheets-snee*v 2 Patented Mar. 13, 1928.

uint-Efe:

oef-Fiche.

WILLIAM zUBoW, on onICAoo- I'LnLvNoIrs. i

Appiiapimmed naiven; 22, 12727. serigi Np. 177,291.

released when the handle of the'latcrh is.

pulled toopen the door, thzitis, Inovedetolen unlocked er retracted: positive, endl;y v hleh when the door ismoved to zi closed vposition will eutemetieelfly leleeee the letele @ebelt tof-permit theleeter te mete te eleelerlg Pe sition thereby to retainthe door, closed.`

A t'iirther objectl of. the invention is to previdee deervfeetenel er. leteh 0fthe eleee deeeribeel in Wheh the keeper eeepeletee, with eA releasing deviee llerk e; Spring-Pressed bolt on latch which is retraeted-by the handle and inl which the releasing dey'icecoopeifates with thel latch; toy limit the pijojeetion ofthe latte-r and: also holds the latch posi,- tively in a retracted position.l

Other and further objeets of the invention eretto Simplify the construction of the fastenen or lockA by Vreduoingk the number of pants and simplifythe construction thereof as welll as provide paitts which can be easily and eenvenently eeet enlreeflly eeeembleel, thereby; providing for economical rc o-nstiuetion and efficient quantity piioduction.

@ther objects Wlllbe apparent es the cle-j Seription proeeeds.

In' the accompanyingdiewnge Eig. 1 is :i front elevation ot my novel latchjor fastener as applied' to eL doo;` pan ticulerly of the rergereter tiene;

Eig. 2 isk an emerged; seetienelv plan view;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged frontV elevation of thedevice; e

Fig- 4 is e: side elefeten et the; etlnelelre es shown on Fig. 2;

Fig. '5 ie e neer eleve-tien with elle beek plante of the latch removed and.; eheivng the parts in position. when;` the bolt is pnojected;

Fig., 6 is ax view similar to Fig. 5" shQWing the bolt; retracted Fig. 7 isa seetiolial view tekenen the seotion linef7 of Fig. 5; and

Figs. 8 andi), are detailedperspeetne views of the bolt and; neleasingdeviceor trip` forniing petit ofthe structure.

Referring 'to the diaxvings in; detfill,Y 1,0

designates' avdoon, shown of the reirigereter type` cooperating with welly 1l es, indicated :it 12h-nd overlapping the wall 1l as indi cated) at 13 to. provide L 'stop yfoifthe door when. closed.. The latch compnisesa easing llpxeele-bly ef. reet-engelen: Outline having flanges l5 adapted to receive screws or othery fastenersul'foij nionnting the 'seine on the door. The easing is a` shallow boxflike fiffaiii open. at, the back which yisv Closed Vov'ei1 byA a detachable back plate 17 hving apex? tuie's4 lining Wi'tl'i the apertures. 16` dnd: se` cnied atthe center in an internelly,'threaded pivot stud 18. by means of sciievvl. At

one side, the easing has an upper slot for the bolt 21,.Whioh latteiis slidable inl` the casing horizontally at the top, 'sind is adapted. toy be, piojleeted:byla; suitable eX pensible on resilient niembenin Ithe forlnoi 'a coil spring '22, vwhich engages Stud 23 pioA jeoting from one end of, the` bolt or ltttchncd a, similei stud 24 pijojecting inivaijdlyf 'frein the opposite Wall or side 25 of the easing The free end of the boltfispiovided'with L Pel elf eefe 26 ferme@ byeleetiiee' theleeltas indicated atv 27, thek eeif'st being :epertnied' as indica-ted` t28 to tallek pivot onivhieh a. roller 30 is mounted. Offooinse any other. snit-able form of enti-friction nieinbe'lif may be substituted for thewiiollleif ltmshou-ld be noted that the etti-s. 26 formedby a3 iecess oi" bifurcation ofthe upperfportion the bolt :ire spaced 'ioinlthe bottomk portion to pil-o videva; shonldeij 31 and thatthe teen slide oli the bolt inline with the,sh'oii'ldei'l et thebotfy tem hee e beveled recess @teeming e, Step: e1' Shoulder 3,3. feeing tenere the feee end of the belt- The belt; QIl-eeel12l maybe ef llellew fermetiee eed. et the eppeefe eide] has. e Shoulder 3e eflepte teenelege 2i Dreieeten 135; ,emilie inner ieee, ef the freeing et the Slee 20 AWhile the'belt tdee`l en ex: ,tension 36in elle @weer eelner.-

Inside et elle fliet Well- 37 eltlle-eeeee ie, en epeltereelr lug 38,1 these perte! taking e Pivelfe en vheli e leleeeefe Clevee, el" trip 40 is pivot-ed so that itserednced end el preieete in the Pei-hei, elle belt 2l te engege in the reeeee 32. enel te. Cent-eee with the shoulders 31 'and 33 fon the pulgpose of holding thehelt .011 leteh retracted or ptQjeeteC-l peletene, reepeetiveln elle# le, te limit the preieetienl efl .the belt when e11- gegefl4 with the eheelder 3.3 eeeli i0 held the' bolt retmeted. when enge-geel with the eheulder, 3L This, releeeeger tr-ppngzelef vice ie moved, inte nennel, engegeleen` with the belt by elf, e- Splt-ng 'nhieh ie mounted, en e'pin, 48 held;` in en eperjeieee Y lug, 4e, eigelttnre the betten 'Well o'l the casing and one end of the spring engages the inner tace ol the casing while the other end seats in a notch l5 in the trip 4t). The trip has a right angular plate projection 4G extending through a vlot l? on the t'ront of the easing` beneath the slot 2t) and in line with the bottoni otI the ear-'ing'.

A bell crank lever it is pivoted on the lstud i8 at its` reduced end and one arm stt) is slotted to engage a lui?r 5t) projecting from the holt and the other arm 5l is also lslotted and has its` side portions or Atinrcations 52 beveled to receive an arm 53 projectingr iii-- \vardl v substantially at right angles from the enlargement 5-l ot a handle or lever pivoted as at 5G externally between spaced apertured care 5T termed with and projecting forwardly from the front ot the casingr at its side remote Ytrom the edge of the door. the handle extending dfm'nwardlj' as shown on Fig. 4.

A keeper 5S is mounted on the Wall l1 adjacent the free edge ol the door and comprises a plate 59 apertured to receive screws or other fastening means Gt) and mounting the keeper in a vertical position and in alinement With the easing proper as heretofore described. This keeper has a central iveh (il projecting outwardly at right angles` at its lower portion and the upper end there-ot has a vertical extension (J2 parallel with the plate 59 and forming the keeper' proper with oppositcly beveled inner faces (53. The web (il is beveled as at 6ft so as to incline downwardly and i nvvardly from the keeper proper G2 and the narrow lower portion thus termed as indicated atl (l5 haa a plate portion Gti projecting' at opposite sides to torni an abutment to strike the projection lo oi the trip in a manner to be described.

ln the operation olf the device. when the door is closed and the holt or latch il is projected by the spring; 22, the trip end ll is seated in the recess 32 aeainat' the shoulder 33 and the shoulder 4l engages the projection 35. In this iva): the projection of the bolt is limited and the bolt and roller thereotl are disposed behind the keeper plate ('32 ivith the projection t6 in 'trent ot the plate of. Then it is desired to open the door. the handle .55 is pulled tnitivarrlly and at the saine time swinging' the handle on its pivot' 5G 5.o that tl e arm :"Ii ivill tliroiv the lever Lt8 on its: pivot' from the position shown on Vig. i', to the poixition Sho'vvn on Fig. (3, thun retracting the bolt and eoinpressiirer the Spring Q2 WherebjY the bolt is Withdrawn from behind the keeper (Sil. The roller during' these movements prevents undue friction and at the Same time permits the door to be tirmljY held when closed, a desideratum especially with refrigerator doors. In this position the spring 4-2 forces the trip end Lil against the shoulder 3l as it rides over the beveled portion 33, thus positively holding the bolt retracted. lVhen .eo operatingr tht` trip 4.-() will swing' on itI pivot so thatI the plate projection 1G will movev inwardly in the slot 17 and when the door closed. the projection ltj will strike the plate lt to rif-- leale the trip from in from ot the boulder 3l and thereby permit the holt to lie automatically projected b v the .spring 2'. into locking position behind the keeper (l2.

It will thus be seen that .l have provided a very simple, substantial and economical iorm oi latch or fastener which is espeeiallj.' adapted for retrigerator doors. butt maj.' he used in other relations and lherel'ore l lo not. desire to be, limited to such particular use. It; also to be understood that 1nodi lications in the particular form and arrange4 ments of the parts may be reeorted to .eo long as the same do not depart 'from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Vhat I claim as new is:

l. In a latch for refrigerator doors or the like, a. casing adapted to be mounted on the door, a bolt slidable in the casingr and having a. roller on its free end, a spring lor projecting the bolt, a pivoted tripping meniber mounted in the casiner and having a projection extending from the casing. means for moving the tripping' device into engagement with the holt to hold the holt retracted and to limit. the projection thereof. a bell crank pivoted in thc casing,r and operatively eonnected with the bolt, a lever pivoted on the easing' and havingr an arm to engage the hell crank for retracling the bolt when the lever is moved on its pivot to open the door, .f keeper adapted to he mounted on the door frame and havin;t a beveled portion to engage the holt roller when the holt if pro jccted to hold the door closed, and a plato portion to engage the jn'ojection ot the trippinfdr device ivhen the door is' moved to clof-t-fl position for releasing` the tripping' device, from the bolt to permit automatic projection thereol' behind the keeper ivlierebj7 the door if; held closed.

i2. A latch comprising; a easing. a bolt in the casing, means lor projecting the holt. ar bell crank lever actuating member pivotc'l in the casing. one arm oi which engages the bolt. a handle for actuating the bolt connected to the other arm ot the bell crank lever, said holt provided with epaced nfiitehea. a tripper adapted to engage in either ot .said notches, means for urgingr the tripper toward the bolt to engage the same in the notches. said tripper provided with a member extendingy out from the casing, and a keeper in which said bolt is adapted to engage and againstvvhich said tripper is adapted to conW tact to move the same to release the bolt.

3. A latch comprisingY a casing, ay bolt in the casing, means for projecting the bolt, a bell crank actuating member, said bolt provided with a pin, one arm of' the actuating lever engaging the pin, a handle for ecuating the holt pivotaily engaging the other arm oit' the lever, said boit provided with spaced notches in one edge thereof, a tripper adapted to engage in either of the notches, spring means for urging the tripper toward the bolt to engage the same in the notches, said tripper provided with a member extending out from the casing below the bolt, and a keeper in which said bolt is adapted to engage, said ykeeper provided with an outstanding member lagainst which the said tripper is adapted to Contact to move the same to v release the i holt.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature. VILLIAM ZUBOVV. l 

